Tag: March 1930
Rum Runners Outrun Justice: Loophole Lets Bootleggers Reclaim Seized Boats
On March 7, 1930, Assistant Secretary Lowman of the Treasury Department sounded the alarm on a brazen scheme by rum runners to evade justice. The loophole in question allowed seized vessels to be returned to the liquor racket through a clever exploit in federal law. Lowman, speaking to the United Press, revealed that hundreds of…
Pay Grades Under Fire: Congress Challenges Army and Navy Salaries
In the nation’s capital, a heated debate is brewing over the proposed pay increases for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Public Health Service, and Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Joint Congressional Committee, formed in response to the Reed resolution, has been tasked with scrutinizing the Interdepartmental Pay Board’s arguments for a pay raise.…
Electric Gates of Deceit: Prosecutors Crack Down on D.C. Speakeasy
In a daring raid, a team of police officers, led by Sergeant O.J. Letterman, stormed an alleged speakeasy in the 1100 block of Eighteenth Street N.W. on Wednesday. But what they discovered behind the heavy electric doors was more than just a rowdy bar – it was a sophisticated operation aimed at evading the law.…
Bribery and Deceit in the Nation’s Capital: A Scandal Brewing at the Airport Commission?
Washington D.C. – March 3, 1930 – As the nation’s capital basked in a rare day of fair weather, a sinister plot was unfolding behind closed doors at the Joint Congressional Airport Commission. The Commission, tasked with overseeing the development of the city’s airport infrastructure, had submitted a report to Congress that raised more questions…
